I have a special talent for making women cry. It's not intentional, it just happens. I remember, one year during college I was an RA, and one Saturday I had a series of back-to-back meetings with my residents to try to resolve all kinds of problems. I hate my roommate! I just failed my test. What should I do with ...

I was speaking at a conference recently and my buddy pulled me aside. "You have to meet this guy Chase Jarvis," he told me. "He's one of the world's best photographers."
Chase and I ended up sitting next to each other, and I learned some fascinating stuff about him. For example, I learned that if he gets TEN photo clients ...

Did you ever listen to that radio show Loveline? Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew would be fielding questions from teenagers about their sex lives, and invariably there would be some 16-year-old girl who would call up with her question:
"Uh…hi…my boyfriend is unemployed, bald, fat, and 24 years older than me. And he beats me. What do you ...

During the 2008 election, Senator Obama went to visit Marc Andreessen, the founder of Netscape, to discuss tech policy. Andreessen, never one to mince words, asked Obama, “How concerned should we be that you haven't had meaningful experience as an executive — as a manager and leader of people?”
Obama’s reply?
“Watch how I run my campaign — you'll see my ...

My Free Insider's Kit will show you how to earn more money

This week we’ve been focusing on the psychology of hustling, or how to unconventionally achieve disproportionate results.
You’ve read:
How to test responses at bars, which includes rich examples of testing in bars, streetside markets, and dozens of other areas
5 fascinating experiments from the world of psychology and persuasion, where I showed you how little behavioral control ...

Much of what you know about human behavior and persuasion is wrong.
You believe you're in control of your own behavior. Yet a skilled persuader could persuade you to not only positive goals -- like donating to charity -- but also unthinkably negative acts, including stealing, lying, and even killing.
You believe you know what you're attracted to. For most ...

About Ramit Sethi

Ramit Sethi is the author of the New York Times bestseller, I Will Teach You To Be Rich. He writes about psychology, entrepreneurship, careers and personal finance for over 750,000 monthly readers on his website.